Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones was elected to his fourth Pro Bowl this season but has his eyes set on loftier goals moving forward. He spoke to the media on Thursday about what it means to him to be honored with the selection but made it clear that a more important achievement, a Super Bowl championship, was the ultimate end-of-season prize.
“You got to keep going,” Jones said casually. “I give it all to my D-line group, man, because without the D-line, man, guys pushing me to be my best every day. Without guys challenging me to be the best me every day then none of this is capable, so D-line, my coach (Defensive Line Coach Joe Cullen), Coach Spags (Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) – we’re going to continue to push, man.
“Pro Bowl is a nice thing they have, but you know I don’t play for Pro Bowls, man, I don’t. I don’t. I truly respect the honor to be voted by my peers for it. (I’m) truly appreciative of it, but I don’t play for Pro Bowls, man. I play for Super Bowls. So, this (is) cool and everything. Hopefully we’ll just keep this thing going, man, (and) we’ll get to the big show.”
Jones has been a Pro Bowl selection every year since 2019, and this likely won’t be his last year as an AFC representative. His bruising play style has kept Kansas City’s defense relevant year in and year out, and as the CEO of Sack Nation, his spot on the Chiefs’ roster is safe for the foreseeable future.
Another championship, though, would help immortalize the 28-year-old lineman in the eyes of many fans in a way that Pro Bowl selections never could. If he is able to play a part in securing Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs another ring at the end of the season, his legacy as one of the league’s top linemen would be cemented for the rest of time.
